Smart Parts Patent Will Destroy Paintball! - Read!

[Benfica4ever]

Nah i acually dont shoot a timmy, cyer jus put it in for me becuase it looked cool

[icegod]

Originally posted by Johnny_Reb
While that could be true no one knows yet, so for now ICD and WDP are the only companies in danger.

Thats because both have had previous cases filed by SP against them, though closed. They now have a court date to actually persue their claims with ICD, which will set the precedent they need to persue other claims, but they NEED a win against ICD to really pursue anything else to have a chance to win, as i said previously.

[icegod]

OK now for a more serious question.

I know a lot are looking for a loophole, previous art and patents, etc to try and help. Is there anything ELSE we can do? someone started the online petition, yet those mean nothing. Just to get this out there more than it is, and get more people involved and knowledgable about it. Is there anything ELSE we can do Like creating a formal standardized letter, or writen petition, or something hard rather than the internet based? Whether its to protest SP, or to support ICD, something to give them something to know that they have a lot of players and such backing? I dunno just some ideas, but is there ANYTHING we can do?

BTW i was banned from impulse owners group for explaining the meaning of the swastika and posting this picture http://www.luckymojo.com/swastika.gif
I was explaining the symbolism and debating with them over the fact they told me to not have the sp\nazi gif as my avitar, and then allowing someone to have that same pic only haev a red X across it. But just thought i'd add that they banned me because of that :) of a swastika standing for goodluck and such from 1907 :) I thought it was funny but anyways.....


IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO?

[gregicd]

endanger

All paintball manufacters that produce a electronic marker are in danger. Don't kid yourself, if you put a battery in your marker, they are after it.

[jman44]

it blows my mind how a company liek smart parts or any company for that matter would do this to the sport. we need to be helping our sport along right now if we want it to be popular, not being focused on how one company can make alot of money and blow everyone else out of the water. just to let smart parts know, myself and many others will not buy from their products any time soon if ever at all again.

[Darkstorm]

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No longer will support anyone on anything associated with this due to inappropriate comments received.

[$tevo]

so is there any point in buyin any electros anymore?

[JT2002]

um yeah,so you can have an electro to shoot. duhhhhhhhhhh.

[The-Z-Man]

What smart parts is doing is like patenting the doorknob or lightbulb. If they do win they ill lose alol their money

[Smoke]

This is complete trivial crap. Seriously, if Smart Parts goes after AGD, Tom should turn around and counter-sue because he was the first to introduce compressed air. Let's see their little electronic Impulses run on Co2.

[Recon by Fire]

Re: "SP Not Welcome Here"

Originally posted by Darkstorm
News....In Houston we are starting to request that as of Oct 31st. Any new SP product be banned by the scenario teams, fields, and scenario promoters.

I will be sure to throw away my Freak and Max-Flow immediately and rip off the the SP cover from my Halo.

LOL

[Ov3rmind]

Originally posted by automagfreek
This is complete trivial crap. Seriously, if Smart Parts goes after AGD, Tom should turn around and counter-sue because he was the first to introduce compressed air. Let's see their little electronic Impulses run on Co2.

LOL, actually Impulses are known to run quite well on C02.

[Smoke]

Originally posted by Ov3rmind

LOL, actually Impulses are known to run quite well on C02.

Shockers, Imps, whatever, they all suck IMO.

EDIT: I've always thought that too.

[taylor492]

if u ask me your all blow this out of proportion. first of all the courts havent even made a decision and u guys are acting like a lynch mob, ripping off your sp logos, boycotting things, just relax. man im glad none of u guys are in charge of our nuclear arsenal or wed all be in trouble

[WickedAirSportz]

if u ask me your all blow this out of proportion. first of all the courts havent even made a decision

That is not true. A judge ruled (two weeks ago now) that ICD is infringing on Smart Parts' patent and ordered a trial date of September 3rd to determine the exact extent of the infringement.